Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18823, Jacob Fish, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Fish, Jacob
S. 18823
carded
CONTENTS

11.509 Maine
Jacob Fish
of Oxford, Co. in the State of Maine who was a Dr — in the Company commanded by Captain Wentworth — of the Regt commanded by Col Hall — in the Mass s  Co line Troops —
15 1/2 Mo Private — 51. 66
Inscribed on the Roll of — Maine at the rate of 51 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 d day of May and sent to 1833. No. 6. Rose Augusta, Me
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 — 103.32 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept r — 25.83
129.15
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. T. Sprague — Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 1 Page 15

Jacob Fish 24598 Private Mass. troops. Weston's Co. 5 months Shaw's Co. Hall's regt. 4 months. Washburn's Co. 3 months. " 4 months
16 months as a private Proof credible witnesses & E. D. Bangs' certificate
15 E. D. Bangs $57.00
Declaration in Open Court March 27. 1833.
W. G. Rose. Augusta, Me.

State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of Jacob Fish for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 15 th day of October
A. D. 1832,
J. A. Chandler

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
On this 13th day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, Isaac Fish a resident of Berlin in the County of Oxford and State of Maine, aged Eighty two years in Act o 1832 years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1776 with Captain William Weston and served in Col. regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: Weston Captain .
That in July 1776, he enlisted as a private for three months in that company, but att a chd that he knows of, to any original. That this period he served out and was verbally discharged at Plymouth in Octo 1776. That in November 1776 he again enlisted as a private for the term of four months in Capt William Shena's company and Col. Jeremiah Hall's regiment of the Massachusetts troops. That this term he served out, and was verbally discharged at Bristol Rhode Island the first of March 1777. That in November 1777 he again enlisted as a private for three months in Captain Ebenezer Washburn's Massachusetts company, but that he does not now remember his Colonel. That this period he served out, and was verbally discharged at Prospect Hill, Cambridge in February 1778. That in August 1778 he again enlisted as a private for the term of four months in Capt Ebenezer Washburn's company of Massachusetts troops, but that he does not now remember his Colonel. That this period he served out, and was verbally discharged at Boston in December 1778.

1751, when his age is recorded, in  and when his home was during his revolutionary services. That in 1815 he removed to Berlin Maine where he now lives. That he never took any written discharge. That at the time  period before stated, he enlisted, was not drafted or received as a substitute. That in his first service Andrew Sampson was his limit. Josiah Smith his Ensign, and that he was employed in building a fort on the Green at Plymouth Harbor. That in his second service, he was employed at Howland's ferry and at Bristol Rhode Island. That in his third service he was employed in guarding Burgoyne's troops at Cambridge. And that in his last service he was employed in guarding prisoners in the grand ships in the Harbor of Boston, and that he cannot at this time state more particularly the names of other officers.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
Jacob D. Firth
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, Before
Nathan Weston his att. s. j. c.
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Weston his
Aug 13

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18823
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File No. 18,823
Jacob Fish
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 126
[Arrangement of 1870.]

STATE OF MAINE.
Kennebec County, ss.
AT the Supreme Judicial Court, begun and holden at Augusta, within and for the County of Kennebec, on the first Tuesday of October, A. D. 1832, and thence by adjournment on the 27 th day of March A. D. 1833.
PERSONALLY appears in open Court Jacob Fish by whom the annexed declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7th, 1832, was made before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jr. on the 13 th day of August A. D. 1832, and makes oath, in due form of law, that the annexed declaration, by him made and signed, is true.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
Nathan Weston Just S. J. C.
I, JOHN ALPHONSO CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Fish for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix the seal of said Supreme Judicial Court, and subscribe my name this 27 th day of March A. D. 1833.
J. A. Chandler
I am satisfied that the deponents, whose testimony is appended to this case, ought to be regarded as credible witnesses.
Nathan Weston Just S. J. C.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, October 31. 1832.
* hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Jacob Fish is borne on a 4 15 Muster Roll of Capt. William Weston's company as having served from the 5 th of July to the 19 th of November 1776. Four months & 15 days.
Edward D. Bangs. Secy

To Whom it may concern I Andrew Sampson of Duxbury in the County of Plymouth Massachusetts hereby certify that Jacob Fith formerly of Weymouth Mass now resident in Berlin in the county of Oxford in the State of Maine an applicant for a Pension under the act of Congress of June 1832 was a soldier in the war of the Revolution he served in the company of state troops commanded by William Weston in the year 1776 of which company I was Lieutenant stat- ioned at the Gurnet at the entrance of Plym- outh harbor that having the roll of any docu- mentary evidence of the service performed there at the time he served I am unable to state the precise period he served he says he served there three months & I have no doubt but the time he states is correct testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Duxbury this twenty eighth day of July 1832 Most Sth Sprague
Andrew Sampson
Plymouth ss July 28 } Subscribed & sworn to Massachusetts 1832 } before me before me Sth Sprague Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Witnesseth I John G. Thomas a Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, being a Court of Record, in the County of Middlesex do hereby certify that Seth Sprague junior signed as a justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex before whom the within affidavit was sworn - and that I believe his name thereto subscribed to be his true & proper signature
Witnesseth whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Supreme Judicial Court at Boston on this tenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two
John G. Thomas

To whom it may concern I Levi Weston of Duxbury in the County of Plymouth Massachusetts hereby certify that Jacob Fith formerly of Kingston Mass now residing in Berlin in the County of Oxford in the state of Maine an applicant for a Pension under the act of Congress of June 7 1832 was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution & to my person- al knowledge served four months in the year 1778 in the Massachusetts state troops stationed in Boston Harbour & that he was in Capt Oberers Washburns company employed in guarding prisoners and a sworn to & subscribed at Duxbury the Twenty eighth day of July 1832 - Attest Seth Sprague
Levi Weston
Plymouth ss July 28 } Personally appeared the state of Mass 1832 } above named Levi Weston & made oath to the foregoing declaration by him subscribed to be correct & true before me Seth Sprague Justice of the Peace

Samuel Webb of Pembroke in the county of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, aged 78 years, testify and say that I served in Capt John Turner's company of Militia at Rhode Island in Col. Hall's Regiment, that I went on the occasion of the "Bristol Alarm" so called, in Novem- ber 1776 and served two months and a half, that I was at that time well acquainted with Jacob Fish, then living in Hingham, Mass. now residing in Berlin, county of Oxford, a State of Maine, that he was a soldier in another company in the same Regiment at that time, during the time I staid there, and and at the end of about two months and a half, I returned home, and left said Fish still in the service, and further the said deponent saith not. Pembroke, August 9. 1832 Samuel Webb
Subscribed and sworn to this ninth of August 1832 before me Anthony Collamore, Justice of Peace.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
We the undersigned John B. Sleeper Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, being a Court of Record in the County of Plymouth hereby certify that Anthony Collamore Esquire before whom the above affidavit was sworn is a justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth - and that of

believe his name thereto subscribed to be his true & proper signature.
Witnesseth whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Supreme Judicial Court at Plymouth on this tenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
W. B. Mann